Which of the Following Statements Best Describes What a Myth

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes what a myth is?

• A) A myth is a fiction that large numbers of people in a culture believe to be true.
• B) A myth is a story that people like because it separates those in the know from those who are not culturally aware.
• C) A myth is a story containing shared cultural symbolic meaning. The story may literally be true or false, but it conveys some cultural truth.
• D) A myth is an old story that has been around so long that everyone in a culture can relate to it through shared memories.

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Definitions:

Median

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Mean

A statistical measure that represents the average value of a set of numbers.

Set of Data

A collection of data points or values that have been gathered to provide information for analysis.